Caped wonders with super powers have been created throughout history during times when people were in dire need of "heroes". They could fly or do a Houdini from the arch-rival's snare. But, these heroes stay on the comic book (or the silver screen). Hence, we in the real world face challenges ourselves--sans super powers. Whether it's families breaking apart or declining literacy in the country, it is we who answer the call from where we are, with what we have.
Sunday, January 08, 2006
Of manga mania, Wikipedia and Hitler associations
MercatorNet, launched only in May of last year, has come up with a remarkable range of reading fare (and I'm not even referring to the section containing features from other sites yet).
The editors released a list of a dozen of readers' favorites from 2005, and to show you the variety of articles to pick from, here are titles of some of those that made it to the list --
It's a Wiki world
A defamatory entry in the on-line encyclopaedia Wikipedia has put one of the internet’s great success stories under the spotlight.
The incredible reappearing family dinner
Don't sell the dinner table — family meals are making a comeback. There is even a book about their surprising power.
Is intelligent design really science?
Is intelligent design really science? Or is it a kind of disguised creationism? MercatorNet interviews Santiago Collado, a philosopher who has been tracking the debate.
Manga mania
The Japanese have invented a unique genre of comic books for all ages and tastes -- and they are flying off the shelves even in the US.
The Myth of Hitler’s Pope
A fresh look at the evidence has convinced a Jewish rabbi that the controversial Pius XII should be honoured as a “righteous Gentile”
MercatorNet's pick of 2005
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